Superintendent’s Residence, Great Sand Dunes National Park – Mosca CO

City:
Mosca, CO

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

“The Superintendent’s Residence at Great Sand Dunes National Monument was designed in 1940 by Kenneth R.Saunders and Jerome C. Miller of the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Designs. Built the same year by the Works Progress Administration, the house is in the Territorial Revival style, deemed a suitable local adaptation of the National Park Service Rustic style. The national monument is now Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve [esy. 2004].[2][3] The building is located adjacent to the entrance gate house of the park.”   (www.wikipedia.org)

Source notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintendent%27s_Residence,_Great_Sand_Dunes_National_Monument www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/files/OAHP/.../1622.pdf

Location Info


Colorado Hwy. 150
Mosca, CO 81146
Alamosa County

Coordinates: 37.725000, -105.51810

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